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individual, republican-aligned donors spending double that of democrat-aligned donors in us midterms (polls not reflecting this)

A reminder, just in case, they’d run that tan suit bullshit tomorrow given the chance.

In case facts still matter

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

😂 What a thin skinned bitch👏

“You’ll only have yourselves to blame” - Guy who started war nobody wanted, trade wars, raised prices on literally everything, pocketed billions, kicked people off health coverage, filled the streets with masked goons… (H/T @atrupar.com)

Yup🤔...

Christian nationalist Mike Johnson falsely smears the “other side” as “Marxists.” This is one asymmetry that deserves a lot more of a response: Extremist Rs are constantly smearing Ds as extremists while there is little focus on the very real extremism of the Rs.

As his policies bankrupt them, Trump-supporting farmers fully embrace socialism. But only if it’s for them.

🔥 OBAMA: “The thing is, Iran didn’t have nuclear weapons — because I put a deal in place he pulled out of… and the war he started is why the price of everything is UP… how much time do you think Hegseth spends looking at himself in the mirror? These are not serious people.”

"[Donald Trump] has got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory." --Barack Obama

i really do think that a successful impeachment and removal of hegseth is a live possibility if dems win the senate. he is a genuine disaster.

This is fucking insane. It reads like a bad spy novel. The corruption is almost cartoonish at this point. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

The question is: Why did Trump derail peace talks?

The BBC is doing something important, refusing to be intimidated by a powerful person trying to use the legal system to punish criticism and discourage scrutiny. They’re schooling the American press on what the 1st Amendment means. Read about it here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-bbc-st...

data center next to neighborhood in loudoun county, virginia (wouldn’t want this near me, either, in fairness)

DOJ sent letters to election officials across California demanding that they help identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots.The letter also said local officials would “risk significant federal scrutiny” if they failed to comply. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

NEW: GOP operative Scott Presler built his reputation registering Republicans and accusing Dems of voter fraud. But a review by The Bulwark found GOP operatives from other states voting from his home—and evidence raising questions about their residency. www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-operat...

I don't think people fully appreciate what a sociopath JD Vance is. He's "disgusted" by R's distancing themselves from Amy Acton's mother. He's *not* disgusted by Acton's mother offering her children up to a pedophile. www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-i...

News just broke that Elon Musk made a $1 billion investment in the Ellison family's Skydance, which owns CBS and CNN. Anoher step toward right-wing "media capture," as I wrote about recently in my Stop the Presses newsletter.

Is it a hijacking though? Seems pretty credible.

Nationalize Starlink

Q: There's a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr & Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

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Russia was never a hoax

You can't hold me accountable for not anticipating the bad thing that happened just because I was actively ignoring all the people who told me it would happen.

Democrats aren’t cocky - we are bedwetting like usual. But we have reason to feel good judging by the moves of Republicans. Take the sick Vivek Ramaswamy ad targeting Amy Acton using her estranged mother. Or Paxton weaving lies about Talarico because his attacks aren’t working. They’re desperate.

Ethically these positions, Kelly on the Cornell rape, are beyond just bad. They are morally corrupt. No one should ever be interested in their opinions again.

Jared Kushner cannot legally participate in meetings as Trump's envoy unless and until he is confirmed by the Senate and files financial disclosures. We sued to enforce the law last week. So, no, he can't join this meeting with Zelensky today.

if these are the rules now then i expect democrats to play by them when they next have power. my expectation is for either safeguards to be put in place to keep this from happening again or for dems to bring fox news and fascist media to heel using these same tactics

It’s a clear conflict of interest for the Trump Administration to have their own lawyers represent immigrant children against their own deportation machine. We have two demands for Secretary Kennedy: (1) Drop this absurd plan (2) Restore independent legal counsel Now.

"Lord, we pray that you lift up this venal adulterer who constantly bears false witness so we might continue not to pay taxes and hate all the same people he hates in your holy name. Glory!"

american attitudes toward g20 countries president trump might want to take note of the bottom of the scale

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Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

Are hallucinations a stage of dementia? Asking for an enemy...

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

the routine, pay for play pardons are all by themselves one of the worst corruption scandals in american history!

Invasion, mass murder, rape, kidnapping of children - all fine